Air Force (AIR)

USP Codes are listed in brackets by the 1991 USP code followed by the 2003 USP code (i.e. [M2<>QB]).

1000. Leadership Laboratory. 0. The concept of leadership laboratory is to provide leadership training experiences which will improve a cadet's ability to perform as a USAF officer. Leadership laboratory is largely cadet planned and directed. All cadets must enroll in leadership laboratory. Prerequisites: none.

1010. Foundations of the U.S. Air Force I. 1.5. First semester of a one-year series. Introduces the U.S. Air Force and Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps. Topics include: mission and organization of the Air Force, officership and professionalism, military customs and courtesies, Air Force officer opportunities, group leadership problems and an introduction to communication skills. Leadership laboratory is mandatory for AFROTC cadets. Prerequisites: none.

1020. Foundations of the U.S. Air Force II. 1.5. Continues AIR 1010 and features such topics as Air Force core values, leadership, military communication skills, interpersonal communications, team building, diversity and harassment, and the Oath of Office. Prerequisite: AIR 1010 or consent of instructor.

2010. The Evolution of Air and Space Power I. 1.5. First semester of one-year series. Facilitates transition from AFROTC candidate to AFROTC cadet. Topics include early flight to WWI, interwar years and the development of air doctrine, the European Theater in WWII, the Pacific Theater in WWII, independent Air Force and the Cold War, the Berlin airlift, Korea, and nuclear deterrence. Leadership laboratory is mandatory for AFROTC cadets. Prerequisites: none.

2020. The Evolution of Air and Space Power II. 1.5. Second semester of one-year series. Continues AIR 2010 and features topics such as Vietnam, rebuilding for an air and space force, the Persian Gulf War, post-Cold War USAF operations, the former republic of Yugoslavia, and the Global War on terrorism. Prerequisite: AIR 2010 or consent of instructor.

3010 [4010]. Air Force Leadership I. 3. First semester of one-year series. Studies leadership and quality management fundamentals, professional knowledge, leadership, ethics and communication skills required of an Air Force officer. Uses case studies to examine Air Force leadership and management situations as a means of demonstrating and exercising practical application of the concepts being studied. Mandatory leadership laboratory complements this course by providing advanced leadership experiences in officer-type activities, giving students the opportunity to apply leadership and management principles.

4010 [4050]. National Security Affairs and Preparation for Active Duty I. 3. [(none)<>G] First semester of one-year series. Examines the national security process, regional studies, leadership ethics and AF doctrine. Topics include the military as a profession, officership, military justice, civilian control of the military, preparation for active duty, national security policy development, war and warfare, and current issues affecting military professionalism. Continued emphasis is given to communication skills. Leadership laboratory is required for all AFROTC cadets.

4020 [4060]. National Security Affairs and Preparation for Active Duty II. 3. Second semester of one-year series. Continues AIR 4010. Prerequisite: AIR 4010.